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Site of Concord School

Liberty Hill, Williamson County

Marker Text

First settled in the 1850s, this area boasted a school named Clear Creek by 1857. Concord School was established in nearby Brizendine Mills in 1883. By 1888 the Concord School was located in the Bear Creek settlement, succeeding the Clear Creek School. In 1896 H. N. Elliott and J. E. Elliott gave their land on the shore of Bear Creek for the site of a one-room schoolhouse. A new structure was added in 1921, and the facility was expanded as necessary. Enrollment peaked at 133 in the 1930s, but the school declined in the 1940s as enrollment dropped and young men and women departed to participate in the war effort. Graduates of the Concord School served Williamson County, the State of Texas, and the nation. (1999)

Marker Details

Address CR 202
Location Description 6 mi. N of Liberty Hill on CR 200 to CR 202. Marker reported damaged Dec. 2013.
Marker # 12299
Dedicated 1999
Size, Type 18" x 28"
Code schools; educational topics
Latitude, Longitude 30.736273, -97.936347

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